Leadership
University Leadership
The Wright State University Board of Trustees exercises general oversight of the university and bears ultimate responsibility for its organization, finances, and governance. The board approves strategic plans, budgets, personnel decisions, and policies. The board appoints the president, to whom it delegates operating responsibilities for the university, and provides ongoing counsel to them.
The president—in collaboration with trustees and members of the university community—sets the university’s strategic direction, serves as its ambassador, and appoints its senior leadership. This includes the provost, the chief academic officer who oversees the educational mission of the university.
Executive Officers and Administration
- Bill Bigham, M.P.A., Vice President for Advancement (interim) and Director of Planned Giving
- Matthew C. Chaney, Ed.D., Vice President for Inclusive Excellence
- Sean Culley, J.D., Vice President and General Counsel
- Andrea Faber, Ph.D., Vice Provost and Chief Administrative Officer, Lake Campus
- Bob Grant, M.B.A., Director of Athletics
- Emily Hamman, M.A., Associate Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
- JJ Jenkins, M.B.A., Vice President for Compliance and Chief Enterprise Risk Officer
- Madhavi Kadakia, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Research and Innovation
- Burhan Kawosa, M.B.A., Associate Vice President, Financial Operations
- Tim Littell, M.S.Ed., Associate Vice Provost for Student Success
- Carol Loranger, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
- Bruce Mackh, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Assessment and Chief Accreditation Officer
- Gregory Sample, M.P.A., Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
- Susan Schaurer, M.S., Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Success
- Michael Stankas, B.S.C.E., Chief Information Officer
- Chris Taylor, Ph.D., Dean of Students
- Amy Thompson, Ph.D., Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
- Tom Webb, M.A., Director of Disability Services
- Karen Wilhoit, M.A., M.L.S., University Librarian
Deans
- James Denniston, Ph.D., Health, Education, and Human Services
- Michael L. Raymer, Ph.D., Engineering and Computer Science (interim)
- Ayşe Şahin, Ph.D., Science and Mathematics
- Shu Schiller, Ph.D., Graduate School (interim)
- Gary Schmidt, Ph.D., Liberal Arts
- Chris Taylor, Ph.D., Dean of Students
- Thomas L. Traynor, Ph.D., Raj Soin College of Business
- Valerie Weber, M.D., Boonshoft School of Medicine
Elected Representatives
- Blake Bailey, President of Student Government
- Brian Boyd, Ph.D., President of the Faculty
- Christine Sproles, Chair of Lake Campus Staff Advisory Council
- Frank Wolz, Chair of Staff Senate
